Health & Wellbeing Literary Agents

Journalism, politics, history, pop culture, mental health, technology, memoir

Journalistic narratives, political analysis, and historical works that illuminate contemporary issues, as well as books by journalists, scholars, and public figures who bring expertise and originality to subjects including politics, technology, mental health, and cultural criticism

Submit your query through the Aevitas Creative Management contact and submissions form on their website. Include a description of your project, your relevant credentials or platform, and sample material as appropriate for your genre.

Fiction and non-fiction

Selective due to large list. Fiction that surprises (especially fierce female voices), beautifully written memoir/history/biography. Does not want: imitative fiction, how-to/inspirational/wellness non-fiction

Email submissions@aitkenalexander.co.uk with Clare Alexander in the subject line. For fiction, include the first three chapters or fifty pages plus a short synopsis as Word-compatible attachments. For narrative non-fiction, send a short overview and up to 10,000 words of sample writing. For subject-led non-fiction, send a proposal of approximately 5,000 words plus at least 5,000 words of sample writing. Include a cover letter with a book description, any writing credits or qualifications, and a brief bio. Do not submit directly to the agent or their assistant.

Memoir, biography, health and wellness, spirituality, non-fiction, arts and entertainment

Karen Brailsford represents non-fiction and is especially interested in arts and entertainment, memoir, biography, health and wellness, spirituality, and works of non-fiction that inspire and shine a light on contemporary conditions.

Online submission form

Non-fiction, history, biography, social science, mental health, spirituality, music, sport

Keshava Guha is building an international list, primarily non-fiction but with select fiction projects. His tastes in non-fiction are eclectic, with interests including history, biography, social science, mental health, spirituality, music, and sport. He is particularly interested in projects with global or transnational themes.

Submit to Keshava via QueryManager at https://querytracker.net or query or 3858. Please note that he is not open to fiction submissions at this time.

Nonfiction, memoir, health, psychology, parenting, science, self-help, spirituality, popular culture, business, biography

Wants: Query letter

Laura Yorke Literary Services focuses on helping writers develop and represent strong nonfiction, memoir, health, psychology, parenting, science, self-help, spirituality, pop culture and related adult projects.

The official site gives Laura Yorke's contact email but does not publish detailed current query guidelines.